climigo

Rwanda

When to go?

The best months are May–August. Avoid March–April (often rainy), November–December (often rainy).

Climate zones

Democratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaBurundiUgandaKigaliKigaliKigaliButareButareButareGisenyiGisenyiGisenyiKibehoKibehoKibehoRuhengeriRuhengeriRuhengeriVolcanoes National ParkVolcanoes National ParkVolcanoes National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 24°14°
February 25°14°
March 25°14°
April 24°14°
May 24°14°
June 24°14°
July 25°13°
August 25°14°
September 25°14°
October 25°14°
November 24°14°
December 24°14°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13.8 · 24.1 °CJanuary: 13.8 · 24.1 °C14.1 · 24.8 °CFebruary: 14.1 · 24.8 °C14.3 · 24.5 °CMarch: 14.3 · 24.5 °C14.4 · 23.7 °CApril: 14.4 · 23.7 °C14.3 · 23.7 °CMay: 14.3 · 23.7 °C13.6 · 23.9 °CJune: 13.6 · 23.9 °C13.3 · 24.5 °CJuly: 13.3 · 24.5 °C13.8 · 25.0 °CAugust: 13.8 · 25.0 °C14.1 · 25.2 °CSeptember: 14.1 · 25.2 °C14.4 · 24.9 °COctober: 14.4 · 24.9 °C14.1 · 24.0 °CNovember: 14.1 · 24.0 °C13.8 · 23.9 °CDecember: 13.8 · 23.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 13.8 – 24.1 °C
Feb 14.1 – 24.8 °C
Mar 14.3 – 24.5 °C
Apr 14.4 – 23.7 °C
May 14.3 – 23.7 °C
Jun 13.6 – 23.9 °C
Jul 13.3 – 24.5 °C
Aug 13.8 – 25.0 °C
Sep 14.1 – 25.2 °C
Oct 14.4 – 24.9 °C
Nov 14.1 – 24.0 °C
Dec 13.8 – 23.9 °C

How much it rains

January 120 mm16 d
February 108 mm14 d
March 150 mm19 d
April 178 mm21 d
May 100 mm13 d
June 24 mm3 d
July 13 mm2 d
August 44 mm5 d
September 76 mm11 d
October 133 mm17 d
November 157 mm21 d
December 143 mm19 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec120 mm · 16 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 120 mm · 16 rain days · 8 mm a day108 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 108 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a day150 mm · 19 rain days · 8 mm a dayMarch: 150 mm · 19 rain days · 8 mm a day178 mm · 21 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 178 mm · 21 rain days · 8 mm a day100 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a dayMay: 100 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a day24 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 24 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a day44 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 44 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a day76 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 76 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day133 mm · 17 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 133 mm · 17 rain days · 8 mm a day157 mm · 21 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 157 mm · 21 rain days · 7 mm a day143 mm · 19 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 143 mm · 19 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 120 mm16 d
Feb 108 mm14 d
Mar 150 mm19 d
Apr 178 mm21 d
May 100 mm13 d
Jun 24 mm3 d
Jul 13 mm2 d
Aug 44 mm5 d
Sep 76 mm11 d
Oct 133 mm17 d
Nov 157 mm21 d
Dec 143 mm19 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 14
February 12 h 11
March 12 h 07
April 12 h 04
May 12 h 01
June 12 h 00
July 12 h 00
August 12 h 03
September 12 h 06
October 12 h 09
November 12 h 13
December 12 h 15

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities